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There was one old-school moment in the weekend’s hootenanny between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees here, one moment that reminded you that history hangs on these teams like bats from the roof of a cave. On this angle, there is a yellow vertical line, one of the few features of the ballpark that is neither named for an old Red Sock nor been sold for advertising space to a local medical technology firm. In the seventh inning of Saturday night’s game, which New York eventually would win, 4–3, Boston’s Rafael Devers, the incandescent rookie third-baseman who is rapidly becoming New England’s most beloved semi-millennial, knocked an Adam Warren pitch 420 feet to the exact part of the wall where the line is. Continue to Article

August 21, 2017 11:45:am EST

Phil Perry discusses if the Patriots will look to turn towards the trade market to sure up defensive end depth and Albert Breer says that position has Continue to Article

August 21, 2017 2:40:am EST

Dan Shaughnessy says that even though Aaron Judge will win Rookie of the Year this season, he would take Andrew Benintendi over Judge for the next 15 Continue to Article

August 21, 2017 2:38:am EST

BOSTON — A year ago, Cleveland is where the best offense in the majors went to die. The Red Sox’ first visit back is a chance to hold a seance. The 2016 team had the most threatening lineup anywhere. No one was better. But the Sox missed out on home field advantage. Once the Division Series began in Cleveland, they lost their way at the plate too. It’s true that Rick Porcello’s poor postseason outing — anomalous compared to his 2016 Cy Young campaign — could not have come at a worse time. David Price didn’t get the job done either.  But the Sox offense ghosted everyone. The engine of a 93-win team collapsed. “Given how we performed as an offensive team throughout the year, and it's not to take Continue to Article

August 21, 2017 1:59:am EST

BOSTON — A year ago, Cleveland is where the best offense in the majors went to die. The Red Sox’ first visit back is a chance to hold a seance. The 2016 team had the most threatening lineup anywhere. No one was better. But the Sox missed out on home field advantage. Once the Division Series began in Cleveland, they lost their way at the plate too. It’s true that Rick Porcello’s poor postseason outing — anomalous compared to his 2016 Cy Young campaign — could not have come at a worse time. David Price didn’t get the job done either.  But the Sox offense ghosted everyone. The engine of a 93-win team collapsed. “Given how we performed as an offensive team throughout the year, and it's not to take Continue to Article

August 21, 2017 12:57:am EST